When You Feel the Need to Speed Up, Slow Down

Living with less may seem like a simple and easy thing to do. But wait until you start downsizing and realize that it could get tough in the beginning. Taking the minimalist road will push you to break through your comfort zone. It means making changes that may disrupt your life for a certain period of time. It takes some getting used to. And it may even take time for things to get easier. If you are thinking of pursuing simplicity and living with less, here are some of the best TED Talks from people who have lived through the experience by embracing the simple life.
Adam Baker: Sell your [Keep Reading...]

Let’s face it. Taking a breather can oftentimes seem too close to impossible due to all those reports we have yet to finish at work. But when we get a chance to do so, it would still be the same as we would then prefer to just idle all day on the couch to catch up with all those sleepless nights we’ve had just doing all those reports for work.
Thus, it’s only right for you to slow down in life – not just for the sake of taking a breather, but also for the sake of being kind to yourself more despite all the heat you take in at work on a daily basis. And the best part? You can do this and [Keep Reading...]

Live simply by tending to your own sustainable garden! Be part of the movement to keep our planet a sustainable one for the next generations. Gardening has a lot of physical and mental benefits for the gardener, and it also promotes a healthier, simpler lifestyle.
Today, we’ll give you the most useful tips we’ve gathered to help you practice sustainable gardening.
Saving water
Oscillating sprinklers aren’t always beneficial. Use soaker hoses or drip irrigation instead.
Place watering devices properly to prevent loss of water.
To keep the soil moist, mulch your garden beds. [Keep Reading...]

Tired of working for a living?
Don’t be – at least, not completely.
You see, it’s okay to get tired. You also see, it’s okay to get tired of working for a living. However, you should never get tired completely. Moreover, you should never get tired of working for a living completely.
You just need to get a rest for a while. You just need to slow it down for a while.
Because at the end of the day, you will be able to continue what you started with a new outlook in life – a positive one, even, to help you become more inspired to work for a living and to become more inspired to do [Keep Reading...]

Clutter builds up over time. You might be surprised with the amount of unnecessary things that accumulate if you let a week or a month go by without organizing your workspace. The more mess you have to clean up later on, the more cumbersome it becomes. For this reason, it is best to deal with it as quickly and as often s you can. You can do this by taking a few minutes each day or every week to organize your desk and get rid of things that do not serve any purpose on your work. Here are some of the simple ways you can keep your work area organized and clutter-free.
Go paperless. Take a [Keep Reading...]

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Welcome to this site! My Name is Bruce is a blog dedicated to simple living and the art of slowing down. Its goal is to create a less cluttered, less distracted, and more fulfilling life -- one that has the freedom to pursue the things you are passionate about.